Wind-shield canopy.



C. MOORE.

WIND SHIELD CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 18. |918.

1,289,226. Patented Dec. 31.1918.

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CLAUDE MOORE, OF WATERLOO, OWA.

VVIND-SHIELD CANOPY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lice. 3l, MMS.

Application led January 18, 1918. Serial No. 212.4%.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLAUDE MOORE, a citizen of the United States oll America, and a resident of lVaterloo, .Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and .useful In'iprovements in lVind-Shicld Canopies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Wind shield canopies for motor-vehicles, and the objects of my improvements arc, first, to furnish adjustable colored transparent canopies for a Wind shield, which will protect the shield from rain or moisture While obscuring most'of the glare from the sun or from a brilliant light in the Way, without preventing` Ia proper vien ot' the course to be traversed, and second, t'o provide lconvenient and accessible adjustableactuating means for tilting said canopies to anecessary angle and retaining them rcleasably in that position.

These objects I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective vicvv of the front ot a wind shield ol" a vehicle, cquipped'vvith my improved adjustable canopies; Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevation ot the upper part ot' said wind shield and said canopies with' their actuating mechanism mounted thereon; Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan view of said mechanism and its mountings and connections to said canopies. and Fig. 4f. is a frag-- mental rear elevation ot the supportingmeans `for the rack-sector or bar.

Similar numerals of reference denote correspondingy parts throughout the several views.

Referring' first to said Fin'. l. the numeral 7 denotes the substantially rectangular hollow frame.4 oi' a ivind shield mounted ixedly.

upon the body ot a vehicle such as a motorcar. Within said frame are the jointed supporting frames of the sectional wind shield, as sho'vvn at 3 and 5 containing' the transparent wind shield parts or plates 4 and (S respectively, the trame partsA 3 and 5 being pivoted to the upright partsl of the outer frame 7 to permit of their inclependent-ly tilting' in the usual manner.

My improved canopy or adjustable shade for said wind shield plates 4 and 6 is re,- movably mounted upon the upper horizontal part ot the upper shield trame Cl. The removable mounting' comprises a pair of like clamping-nicmbers positioned at opposite ends of said frame part 3 to releasably clamp thereon. The clalnping-membcrs ll. and 23 are ot unequal length, with the longer membei' ll depending before the wind shield, the other and shorter member ,'23 dependingI to the rear oi the wind shield, and rubber or ,other elastic contact-blocks ll and 22 mounted on said members to engage the plate or plates of the wind shield on opposite sides thereof. rlihese clamping members are seated upon and clamped upon said trame part 3, as shown in Fig'. 2. and are pivotcd together at. 25 above said frame part- 3 and have upright terminations 2l and 26 respectively. The termination 2G is provided With an intcriorly-threaded orifice to receive a tlnmih-screw :27 whose extremity bears against the termination 24, whereby when the. screw is turned toltighten it againstY said termination 24. the loxver depending' clamping'anembers ll and Q3 are clamped tightly upon the frame part 3, with their elast-ie blocks Q1 and Q2 engaging front and rear faces ot' the Wind shield.

`Each lorvard clampiiig-member l] has on its upper t'orn'ard edge a widening or boss Q8 oriliced to receive a rod 1Q pivotally. Fixed on the end parts ot' this rod are the groovcd arms S. parallel to each other. projecting' torivardly. and in whose longitudinal `:grooves the ends ot the upper anopy plate l are .mounted tixedly. nothcr rod is tiXedly connected between the Forward eX- trcmities ol' said arms. Other and shorter arms 9 have their rear endsl pivoted to the lower parts of the forward clampin,e'mem hers ll. to extend forwardly parallel with cach other. and also parallel with the arms 8 above them and .spaced therefrom. 'lhe torward extremities oli the arms i) are liltenise connected by a fixed rod, and said arms are also ,e'rooved on their inner t'aces to receive the ends ot' a canopy plate 2 tixedly. and narrower than said upper plate l. The nnmeral l0 denotes a link-bar on each side o'lE said canopies. Whose ends in cach case are pivot ally connected to tht` arms S and 9.

To swing' said canopies simultaneously to adjusted positions, l employ the t'ollowinpy described mechanism, which. however can be considerably departed from in details ot construction without removal trom the scope ot' my invention. As shown, this mechanism comprises an arnrl fixed on one end of the rod 12 to project forwardly therefrom par ifol allel to the upper canogy arin i3 and exil-end ing nearly to the pivotal connection or ille linlr 10. A curvedn rack-bar 14 has its forward extreinit)7 pivoted to the forward eitreinity olf said arm 13 and' extends reen,

wardlv through the interspace of the frame parts and 3 one side and is furnished with a terminal knob 15.

The numeral 17 denotes a sleeve iiiredly mounted on the frame part T and which carries'a fixed ,looped bracket 19, as shown in said Fig. the saine extending,- towardthe casing' part 3, and its upper horizontal nienber having` a curved plate spring EZ() inedially secured to its under face to Contact with its ends the upper edge of he curved rack lil- The lower horizontal member of said bracket has an integral upright detent 16 adapted to underlie seid rack 14 to engage roots of the. teeth thereof. The vertical component of .aid bracket serves 'to support the horizontal parte and inclose the rack-bar.

To actnate said anopies together and ad'- ust their altitudes olf inclination, it is merely necessary 'to lift up on `the rack M loy means oi? its knob l5 to compress the spring 20, relcasingit ironi the detent 1G, so ihat ilV .'nay be slii'fred forward or bark as much as necessari), so that when released, the rear:- lion oiE said spring will, return the rael info engagement with said leenly in il i adiusted pesi on or' the raolf.

This adjustment requires the use oi' but one. hand of (he clianilieur, :unl is quickly and easily performed.

But one canopy 1 may used, while on the other hand, a plurality of linked canopies may be employed, without departing from in v invention.

n important 'lieature of usefulness of my improved device consists in the use of transparent colored canopy plates 1 und 2 made oi' glass or other transparent materiel.

The plaies ma)Y lie tinieil or colored suiiably o r clouded or smoked to Yhereby render them less capable oi transmitting light, while no"J materially interfering with visibility theren through of the course or way ahead to be :ease

traversed. This is done, in order to dino the blinding glare a light ahead, such as en ,undiinmed headlight on a car or train or building, or even the light of the sun, when the otter is nearing the horizon., The chaude-ur aetuates the adjusting mechanism to place the canopy plete 1 et' an inclination requisite to cover or oe interposed between the glaring lightl and himself, which permits hiin to observe the light Without being,I dazzled by it, While allowing him a clear end unobstructed vision or' the way ahead and below the light. The lower canopy plate 2 in a like manner covers a lower light which is being approached, without interfering with a view of the Wayinimediately ahead, and cuts o reflections due to the act-ion of the lights on the plates of the canopies and 'the wind shield.. The canopies, of course, serve an important purpose in keeping ofi' rain or snow :troni the front face or' the Wind shield. i

lfiiaving described iny invention, what l claim as new, and desirs to secure by Letters Pale-nt, is:

1. in a device of the character described, a transparent wind shield, a pair of vertically-spaced canopies, both supported pivotall),l over one iiace of 'wind shield, linkn ing-means between said canopies, andn'ieans ior swinging said canopies to desired posh tions relai-ire to the mind-shield and retaining; them reieaseloly in ihe adg'usted positions.

in a deviee oi *che character described, a transparent Wind shield, transparent canopies swingingly supported over one face of lhc wind shield, oonneetingdinks between vthe'eanoijiies to permit lthorn to swing together synchronously, a detent on the wind shield, and a rack pivoted' on one canopy movable over said detent and adapted to mesh therewith in adjusted positions, and resilient means adapted to yieldingly retain said reel: in inesh with said deten'f.

Signed at Waterloo, iowa, this 31st day nl Dec. 191'?.

CLAUDE MGGRE. 

